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RAINFISH 
Author:   Andrew Paterson  
RRP:   $16.99
Online Price :  $15.30
10+ Copy Price :  $14.45         
20+ Copy Price :  $13.60
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Australian Novel 
Age:   11+ 
ISBN:   9781922330963
Category:   Peer Group Pressure
Rebellion
Values
Honesty
Guilt
Theft
Published:   25/03/2021
Availability:   On Order
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DESCRIPTION:

'You don't kill them rainfish 'cause they'll bring trouble. Rainstorms and floods and bad things.' Aaron lives with his mum and older brother in a small town on the edge of a rainforest in tropical Far North Queensland. He's sick of being the little brother, left out of all the interesting stuff the older kids get up to. So when he meets Damon he's keen to impress him. It's all going well, until Damon suggests they break into the church. Aaron's nervous and uncomfortable. But he can't back out now-he's only just beginning to be accepted. When the theft is reported in the local newspaper and the police knock on the door, Aaron finds himself hiding the truth in a tangle of lies. And before long his deep sense of guilt and fear of being found out overwhelm him. And then, when he discovers that the mudcod in the old bath in the backyard-the fish he'd caught in the river in the rainforest-are the rainfish of local legend, he becomes convinced that he is responsible for the terrible rainstorms and floods that devastate the town. Rainfish is a delightful middle-grade novel exploring childhood innocence-a warm and humorous portrayal of a young boy trying to undo an impulsive mistake.



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